Several club members rolled their eyes and chuckled a few times when they overheard Lewinsky
weeping on the televised interview.

Those students who were watching intently seemed to share the political science club's distaste for Lewinsky.

"She showed no remorse at all," Lampkin said. "Her face just lit up when she talked about the
affair. I have no sympathy for her. I don't even empathize with her."

But Lampkin and Joy Begnaud wanted to watch the interview as sort of the final chapter in an
important story.

"It's been the biggest story for a long time," Begnaud said. "It's probably the biggest story
of my life. I'm just curious to know about the woman who corrupted the White House."

Bruce Nesmith, a political science professor at Coe, took a seat with his club away from the
television.

Lewinsky, Nesmith said, will be linked to the impeachment of Bill Clinton. But the
impeachment itself won't rank among the most important events of the 20th century, he said,
noting that the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson barely gets a day of coverage in high
school and college lessons.